Pattern Maker History & Vision February 2008
History Introduce your self How did it start How did PM developed Leena Europe How is it now (be honest) Big potential, no marketing skills, no money? Make a bridge to the next slide
Mission & Objectives To become THE name in electronic pattern distribution To create a multitiered sewing 'ecosystem‘ To get a sewing community at SewJazz (TB) To get younger people sewing (TB)
Products PatternMaker CAD (5 levels) Macro Generator SewJazz website Garment Collections Collection Creator Make Your Own Clothes (Book) Tell in short what each product does!
Key Personnel (USA) Gary Pickrell Founder and programmer Tamara Pickrell???? (Vlasuk) Help & Manual and Helpdesk Lane Holdcroft Ass. Programmer Jennifer Smith Developing educational material (DVD) Developing new website (SewJazz) Tara Helpdesk
Key Personnel (Europe) Eugenie Naber New representative of Europe Research & Developing new versions of the software Developing new measuring system for new collections Marketing and Sales in the Netherlands & Europe See website: Organize Workshops for users Thea Botter Research & Developing new versions of the software Working on the bookdeal with Collins & Brown Training dealers and customers Formal representative of Europe
Timeline Is this the history slide??? Time line for what?
Significant Events Release of Make your Own Clothes in USA and England (January 2008) Puyallup Show (February 2008) Release of SewingJazz website.(spring 2008) Release of PatternMaker 8 (spring 2009) USITT Spanish translation of Make your Own Clothes New website Europe (end 2007) English and German version spring 2008 Spanish version autumn 2008
Customers Schools Universities Taylors Seamstresses Hobby Sewers Theater productions Designers?
Customers Nasa (USA) …………………………………….. BGG group (EU) Buisjes en Beugels (NL) Swedish convent (EU)
Affiliates Collins and Brown (Bookdeal) Presize Patterns (independent designer NL) Jennifer Smith (independent Designer USA) ……..
Distribution Internet Shows Demonstrations at the office
Competition Pattern Master & Cameo (by Wildginger) My Label (by Bernina) DressShop (now another name ??) The Complete Clothier Symetry (that was Wildginger in the past so delete it! ) Cadterns PAD System* Optitex* Lectra* – * For small Apparel business – (Take care of the correct name/product of your competitors!!)
What’s Next?